The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day yesterday, with the infection curve now rising in 40 out of 50 states.
More men than women are dying of Covid-19 in most parts of the world - except in Ireland.
A judge has rejected an attempt by 'The Sun' to quash a libel suit from Hollywood star Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused ex-wife Amber Heard.
Days after China began to enforce a sweeping national security law over Hong Kong, several governments are moving to offer the territory's residents the opportunity to resettle abroad as they grapple with the new reality of a city fundamentally transformed by the legislation.
The Covid-19 crisis has hit employment in rural areas harder than in cities and could keep joblessness stubbornly high if lockdown measures achieve "only limited success in containing the virus", the Central Bank says.
Backers of Donald Trump and Joe Biden are donating massive amounts to support the presumptive presidential candidates, with Mr Biden outraising Mr Trump by $10m in June, latest figures show.
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 126 workers yesterday.
